Impact & Accountability
The numbers show how many people CEOP reaches, where resources are invested, and how our programs create opportunities for students and families.
CEOP programs serve students at different points in their educational journey. Some help students and families understand and enter college. Others focus on orientation, academic support, employment, research, scholarships, persistence, and preparation for graduate school.
Together, these results provide a broad picture of CEOP’s reach and the many ways our staff, student employees, programs, and partners contribute to student success.
By the Numbers
A quick look at CEOP’s reach, student employment, academic support, and direct investments in students.
Figures reflect the most recent available annual, semester, or academic-year totals.
First-Year Enrollment Growth
UNM welcomed a larger incoming first-year class every year from 2019 through 2025.
The largest incoming class in UNM history
The growth represents more than a larger entering class. It also means more students and families are choosing and trusting UNM to continue their education.
Sources: UNM Office of Institutional Analytics, Fall 2020 Enrollment, Fall 2022 Enrollment, and Fall 2024 Enrollment.
Peer Learning Makes a Difference
PLFs support students in high-enrollment and gateway courses while also gaining leadership, teaching, communication, and professional experience of their own.
What Students, Instructors, and PLFs Report
Source: CEOP Peer Learning Facilitator program assessment.
Lower Non-Pass Rates in Key Courses
Several high-enrollment gateway courses have seen meaningful reductions in drop, fail, and withdrawal rates as PLF support has expanded.
What These Successes Represent
CEOP’s success is not defined by one program or one number. It can be seen in the access, opportunities, support, and relationships created across the department.
Access, Enrollment, and Transition
Students and families receive help understanding college, completing applications and financial aid, preparing for orientation, registering for classes, and beginning at UNM with clearer information.
Employment and Financial Opportunity
Student wages, scholarships, research funding, travel support, and paid leadership roles reduce financial barriers while helping students develop professional experience.
Academic Support and Belonging
Peer learning, mentoring, advising connections, cohorts, registration support, and student events help students work through challenges and develop trusted relationships.
Research and Future Pathways
Undergraduate research, faculty mentorship, conference presentations, and graduate-school preparation help students build confidence and prepare for what comes next.
Accountability Behind the Results
CEOP reviews results, listens to students, and looks closely at how funding and resources are being used.
Program Results
We review participation, enrollment, academic progress, persistence, course outcomes, graduation, and measures connected to each program’s purpose.
Student Feedback
Students help us understand what was useful, what remained confusing, what created connection, and where our programs should improve.
Responsible Stewardship
Grants, student fees, gifts, scholarships, and university resources are tracked and used for the students, programs, and purposes they were intended to support.
Learn what guides the work.
CEOP’s programs are shaped by research, evidence-based practices, student experiences, campus data, professional networks, and the communities we serve.
